Credentials

Medical Training

• • • Bachelors of Science Degree in Psychology at Duke University

    • University of Virginia School of Medicine

    • Adult Psychiatry Residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics

    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship at Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Other Experiences

• • • Elementary School Teacher in Washington D.C. and North Carolina

    • National Science Foundation Teaching Fellow

    • Moonlighting experience in adult and adolescent inpatient units, maximum security jail, residential treatment center, Intensive outpatient psychotherapy

    • Intensively Trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    • Instructor in Psychotherapy Training Seminar for Stanford psychology and psychiatry graduate students led by David Burns, MD

    • Level 5 Certified Master TEAM-CBT Therapist and Trainer

    • Author of "The Anti-Depressant Book"

    • Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Stanford University School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

    • Freelance Writer for the New York Times

Awards

• • • Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

    • Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry

    • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society at University of Virginia School of Medicine

    • Award for Outstanding Performance in Medical Pharmacology

    • Recipient of Gold Humanism Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching